what is Configurable materials

[Former Member]

hi,

want to know what is configurable material. And what is the different between sales BOM and configurable material

thanks

[Former Member]

hi JO JO

Configurable material is useful if you have a large number of combination of parts that go into a product. It means different permutations and combinations of the parts for same material. If you maintain a unique material code for each combination , you require a large number of material numbers. KMAT may be used in such a case where you maintain just one generic product code. A super BOM is maintained for such a material consisting of all possible alternatives. A routing is also maintained consisting of all possible operations that could be used. Typically configurable material is used in Made To Order (MTO) environment. However frequently ordered configurations may be planned with a material variant which needs to have a material master record. Thus Material variants may have stock and value. Depending upon characteristic values chosen at sales order entry Sales Order BOM is created. Routing operations are also chosen depending upon which BOM components are assigned to them

The procedure is as follows:

• Create a Material - KMAT type with Item category (002)

• Create Characteristics in CT04 - Zbike, where in values mention the Color of the bile like Red, Blue etc

• Create another characteristics in CT04 - ZPrice, where directly go the additional data tab and maintain the table SDCOM and field VKOND (ABAP Dictionary it will ask for)

• Assign these two characteristics to a Class in CL01 - ZBikeclass (Type 300) in characteristics tab page.

• Then go to CU41 Configuration profile select the material and enter the description click on the class assignment ie130 assign Zbikeclass.

• Now go back to CT04 - enter Zbike -go to values- select Red- go to extras - Other Dependencies - Select Procedure enter in front 10 write - $self.ZPrice='Red' and save

• Now go back go to extras - Other Dependencies - assignments and assign relationship ( by default it will come just save)

• Now select Blue- go to extras - Other Dependencies - Editor - Select Procedure enter in front of 10 write - $self.ZPrice='Blue' and save

• Now go back go to extras - Other Dependencies - assignments and assign relationship ( by default it will come just save)

• Now go to VK11 - Enter VA00 (Condition) (For STD RVA001 Pricing Procedure) - enter variant Red and Blue give the rates accordingly and create the sales order.

BOM:

A bill of material (BOM) describes the different components that together create a product. A BOM for a bicycle, for example, consists of all the parts that make up the bicycle: the frame, the saddle, wheels, and so on.

When you enter the material number of a bill of materials that is relevant for sales order processing, the system displays the material that describes the whole bill of materials as a main item. The individual components are displayed as lower-level items.

There are two ways to process a bill of materials in Sales. Once you have entered a bill of material in a sales order, the system runs pricing, inventory control, and delivery processing at: Main item level if the material is assembled, or - Component level if the material is not assembled.\

*Processing at Main Item Level (ERLA)*

If you want the system to carry out pricing, inventory control, and delivery processing at main item level, enter ERLA in the Item category group field of the Sales: sales org. 2 screen in the material master record of the finished product. This means that the components only function as text items and are not relevant for delivery.

Processing at Component Level (LUMF)

If you want the system to carry out pricing, inventory control, and delivery processing at the component level, enter LUMF in the Item category group field of the Sales: sales org. 2 screen in the material master record of the finished product. In this case, only the components are relevant for delivery. During processing the system automatically creates a delivery group. The latest delivery date among all the components becomes the delivery date for the entire delivery group

CS01 create

Specify the data for the following fields.

Material: Specify the material for which components are to be maintained.

Plant: Specify the plant of BOM item.

BOM usage: Specify the application in which BOM is maintained (5 for SD).

Alternative BOM: Specifies the sequence of a BOM within a group of BOMs.

(L = stock item N = Non-stock item)

In the overview screen specify the components which makes the main item and the corresponding quantities and save it.

Note: During sales document processing if we enter the BOM item the system automatically determines corresponding components.

1) For the BOM to be exploded in the sales document the following customizing setting is required.

A) If the item category group is ERLA the item category of the BOM is TAQ, in the definition of which we have to specify the value A (Explode single level BOM) in the structure scope.

B) If the item category group is LUMF the item category of the BOM item is TAP in the definition of which we have to specify the value A in the field structure scope.

2) If the item category group is LUMF the system shows price for the components but not for the BOM item. For this the following customizing setting is required.

A) The item category of the BOM item is TAP which is not relevant for pricing, so the BOM item is not Priced.

B) The item category of the components is TAN which is relevant for pricing, so the components are priced

3) If the item category group is ERLA the system shows price for the BOM item but not for components. For this following customizing setting is required.

A) The item category of BOM item is TAQ, which is relevant for pricing, so the BOM is priced.

B) The item category of components is TAE which is not relevant for pricing, so the components are not priced.

While creating sales document to get the list of alternative BOMs in the definition item category of BOM item we have to check the field “Manual Alternative”

Hope this will help you

[Former Member]

Material, for which different variants (Product variant of a configurable material, whose characteristics are already defined in the material master record. It is also referred to as a configured material, material variant, or type) are possible.

Configurable materials have a bill of material that contains all components that are used in at least one variant. Likewise, the task list for the configurable material contains all operations that are used to manufacture at least one variant. By using the material configuration, only the components and operations that are required for one variant are selected.

Configurable materials are either created in a material type that allows the configuration (n the standard system, the material type KMAT) or they are given the indicator Configurable in the material master record.

You can select the components of the bill of material (for example, for use in an SD order or for variants) by assigning and valuating configuration parameters (characteristics of an assigned class) as well as through defined relationships (for example, for the selected items of a bill of material).

The valuation is checked for consistency and completeness at the time of configuration.